Dai-Chochin Matsuri

Colossal Lanterns Festival

Dai-Chochin Matsuri

Colossal Lanterns Festival

August's Most Magical, Enchanting Festival

Dai-Chochin Matsuri is a festival held in order to ward off evil spirits and pray for a serene sea. It includes extensive, vast uses of beautifully designed chochin (paper lanterns), which measure over 5 meters in diameter and 10 meters in length. Moreover, there are gigantic 1 meter candles lit splendidly inside the chochins.